{"id":3898,"date":"2022-02-02T19:12:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T19:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?page_id=3898"},"modified":"2022-02-05T01:32:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:32:43","slug":"usa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/travel\/usa\/","title":{"rendered":"USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside id=\"rpwe_widget-19\" class=\"widget rpwe_widget recent-posts-extended amr_widget\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\"><span>Recent Posts<\/span><\/h2><div  class=\"rpwe-block\"><ul class=\"rpwe-ul\"><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/sept-30-re-opening-of-african-american-civil-war-museum-to-feature-from-slavery-to-the-white-house-the-life-of-first-lady-michelle-obama-a-descendant-of-black-civil-war-heroes\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/mail-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Sept. 30 Re-Opening of African American Civil War Museum to Feature &#8216;From Slavery to the White House&#8217; &#8211; the Life of First Lady Michelle Obama, a Descendant of Black Civil War Heroes\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/sept-30-re-opening-of-african-american-civil-war-museum-to-feature-from-slavery-to-the-white-house-the-life-of-first-lady-michelle-obama-a-descendant-of-black-civil-war-heroes\/\" target=\"_self\">Sept. 30 Re-Opening of African American Civil War Museum to Feature &#8216;From Slavery to the White House&#8217; &#8211; the Life of First Lady Michelle Obama, a Descendant of Black Civil War Heroes<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Special to The Truth During her speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, then First Lady Michelle Obama famously declared, &#8220;I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves.&#8221; Ten years later, an exhibit about to be unveiled for the first time on Sept. 30 at 10 am at the newly [&hellip;]<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/sept-30-re-opening-of-african-american-civil-war-museum-to-feature-from-slavery-to-the-white-house-the-life-of-first-lady-michelle-obama-a-descendant-of-black-civil-war-heroes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/savvy-seniors-take-on-the-gordie-howe-bridge\/\" target=\"_self\"><img class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/download-4-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"Savvy Seniors Take on the Gordie Howe Bridge\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/savvy-seniors-take-on-the-gordie-howe-bridge\/\" target=\"_self\">Savvy Seniors Take on the Gordie Howe Bridge<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Thirteen Savvy Seniors, ages 60 to 80, recently traveled to Detroit for a memorable adventure \u2013 walking the Gordie Howe International Bridge to Canada! 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